US20050076466A1 - Self-moving vacuum cleaner - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- This invention relates to a self-moving vacuum cleaner, more particularly to a self-moving vacuum cleaner with an intake nozzle which is movable in response to an unevenness of the floor surface.
- a conventional robotic vacuum cleaner is shown to include a casing 91 which has an impeller 911 and a duct 912 mounted therein.
- the duct 912 has a vacuum inlet 913 which extends downwardly of a bottom wall of the casing 91 for drawing dust from the floor surface 92 through the vacuum inlet 913 into the duct 912 .
- the dust passes through a filter (not shown) and is collected in a collection bag or bin (not shown).
- the object of the present invention is to provide a self-moving vacuum cleaner which can suit a variety of the floor surfaces and which has a movable intake nozzle that can ensure the cleaning performance of the vacuum cleaner on an uneven floor surface.
- the self-moving vacuum cleaner includes a casing having a bottom wall which has leading and trailing ends opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction, a duct disposed in the casing and having a vacuum inlet which extends downwardly of the bottom wall, and an impeller disposed in the casing and downstream of the vacuum inlet so as to draw dust from the floor surface through the vacuum inlet into the duct.
- An intake nozzle includes a tubular nozzle body and an anchoring member. The tubular nozzle body is disposed upstream of the vacuum inlet, and has a lower end adapted to trail on the floor surface, and an upper end extending upwardly from the lower end.
- the upper end is communicated with and is retainingly slidable relative to the vacuum inlet, and is configured such that the lower end is movable relative to the vacuum inlet between upper and lower positions so as to be close to and away from the vacuum inlet, respectively.
- the anchoring member is disposed opposite to the tubular nozzle body in the longitudinal direction and proximate to the leading end, and is hinged to the bottom wall about a hinge axis transverse to the longitudinal direction. As such, the tubular nozzle body is swingable about the hinge axis between the upper and lower positions in response to unevenness of the floor surface, thereby enabling the lower end to keep trailing on the floor surface when the casing advances with the leading end.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a conventional robotic vacuum cleaner
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of a self-moving vacuum cleaner according to this invention when viewed from a bottom side thereof;
- FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the preferred embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an intake nozzle of the preferred embodiment
- FIGS. 5 and 6 are a schematic side view and a partly sectional view of the preferred embodiment showing the intake nozzle in a lower position, respectively;
- FIGS. 7 and 8 are a schematic side view and a partly sectional view of the preferred embodiment showing the intake nozzle in an upper position, respectively.
- the preferred embodiment of a self-moving vacuum cleaner 100 is shown to comprise a cleaner body 1 , an intake nozzle 2 , and a wiping device 3 for cleaning a floor surface 4 (see FIG. 5 ).
- the cleaner body 1 includes a casing 11 , a pair of driving wheels 12 rotatably mounted on a bottom wall 111 of the casing 11 , and two rollers 13 rotatably mounted on leading and trailing ends of the bottom wall 111 , which are opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction.
- Control circuits and elements are provided in the casing 11 to control a pair of motors (not shown) to actuate rotation of the driving wheels 12 , respectively, thereby driving the cleaner body 1 to self-move on the floor surface 4 in a predetermined mode. Since the construction of the control circuits and elements is hitherto known, a description thereof is dispensed with herein for the sake of brevity.
- the cleaner body 1 further includes a duct 15 which is disposed in the casing 11 and which has a vacuum inlet 16 extending downwardly of the bottom wall 111 , an impeller 14 which is disposed in the casing 11 and downstream of the vacuum inlet 16 so as to draw dust from the floor surface 4 through the vacuum inlet 16 into the duct 15 , and a filter (not shown) which is disposed in the casing 11 to filter the dust in the duct 15 .
- the vacuum inlet 16 is in form of an elongated tube extending in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal direction.
- the intake nozzle 2 includes a tubular nozzle body 21 , an anchoring member 23 , and a plate-shaped intermediate member 22 which is interposed between and which interconnects the tubular nozzle body 21 and the anchoring member 23 .
- the tubular nozzle body 21 is disposed upstream of the vacuum inlet 16 .
- the tubular nozzle body 21 includes an upper end 211 which is in form of an elongated tube and which is slidably sleeved on and which is communicated with the vacuum inlet 16 , and an arcuate lower end 212 which extends downwardly from the upper end 211 so as to form an inlet port 213 and which is adapted to trail on the floor surface 4 .
- an upright hook portion 24 is disposed to extend towards and is slidably inserted into a through hole 113 formed through the bottom wall 111 between the leading and trailing ends.
- a biasing member 25 includes a pair of compression springs 251 which are mounted in two engaging holes 114 formed in the bottom wall 111 and which abut against the intermediate member 22 so as to bias the tubular nozzle body 21 towards the floor surface 4 .
- the lower end 212 can be moved between the upper and lower positions in response to the unevenness of the floor surface 4 so as to keep trailing on the floor surface 4 , thereby ensuring the vacuum cleaning effect of the cleaner 100 .
- the casing 11 advances with the intermediate member 22 so as to move the tubular nozzle body 21 to the upper position so that the tubular nozzle body 21 can move over the bump while trailing on the floor surface 4 , thereby preventing blocking of the cleaner body 1 .
- the wiping device 3 includes a wiping body 31 and a dusting fabric 32 .
- the wiping body 31 has a rectangular body portion 311 and two ball joints 312 which are disposed on two sides of the body portion 311 opposite to each other in the transverse direction and which are loosely connected to two top-open slots 115 formed in the bottom wall 111 of the casing 11 so as to enable the wiping body 31 to be movable towards the bottom wall 111 .
- the body portion 311 has a lower wall surface which is adapted to trail on the floor surface 4 and which has four resiliently retaining slits 313 at four corners thereof.
- the lower wall surface of the body portion 311 is movable upwardly and downwardly, and is swingable about a joint axis along the ball joints 312 so as to keep trailing on the floor surface 4 .
- the dusting fabric 32 such as a cloth with static electricity, is resiliently retained in the slits 313 and is removably attached to the lower wall surface of the wiping body 31 for wiping the floor surface 4 during the cleaning operation of the vacuum cleaner 100 .
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- This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 092218151, filed on Oct. 9, 2003.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to a self-moving vacuum cleaner, more particularly to a self-moving vacuum cleaner with an intake nozzle which is movable in response to an unevenness of the floor surface.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Referring to
FIG. 1 , a conventional robotic vacuum cleaner is shown to include acasing 91 which has animpeller 911 and aduct 912 mounted therein. Theduct 912 has avacuum inlet 913 which extends downwardly of a bottom wall of thecasing 91 for drawing dust from thefloor surface 92 through thevacuum inlet 913 into theduct 912. The dust passes through a filter (not shown) and is collected in a collection bag or bin (not shown). Since the distance between thevacuum inlet 913 and thefloor surface 92 is fixed, a relatively large distance may result in deterioration of the cleaning performance of the cleaner, while a relatively small distance may result in blocking of thevacuum inlet 913 by abump 921 on thefloor surface 92 such that the cleaner may become stuck during the cleaning operation. - The object of the present invention is to provide a self-moving vacuum cleaner which can suit a variety of the floor surfaces and which has a movable intake nozzle that can ensure the cleaning performance of the vacuum cleaner on an uneven floor surface.
- According to this invention, the self-moving vacuum cleaner includes a casing having a bottom wall which has leading and trailing ends opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction, a duct disposed in the casing and having a vacuum inlet which extends downwardly of the bottom wall, and an impeller disposed in the casing and downstream of the vacuum inlet so as to draw dust from the floor surface through the vacuum inlet into the duct. An intake nozzle includes a tubular nozzle body and an anchoring member. The tubular nozzle body is disposed upstream of the vacuum inlet, and has a lower end adapted to trail on the floor surface, and an upper end extending upwardly from the lower end. The upper end is communicated with and is retainingly slidable relative to the vacuum inlet, and is configured such that the lower end is movable relative to the vacuum inlet between upper and lower positions so as to be close to and away from the vacuum inlet, respectively. The anchoring member is disposed opposite to the tubular nozzle body in the longitudinal direction and proximate to the leading end, and is hinged to the bottom wall about a hinge axis transverse to the longitudinal direction. As such, the tubular nozzle body is swingable about the hinge axis between the upper and lower positions in response to unevenness of the floor surface, thereby enabling the lower end to keep trailing on the floor surface when the casing advances with the leading end.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a conventional robotic vacuum cleaner; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of a self-moving vacuum cleaner according to this invention when viewed from a bottom side thereof; -
FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the preferred embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an intake nozzle of the preferred embodiment; -
FIGS. 5 and 6 are a schematic side view and a partly sectional view of the preferred embodiment showing the intake nozzle in a lower position, respectively; and -
FIGS. 7 and 8 are a schematic side view and a partly sectional view of the preferred embodiment showing the intake nozzle in an upper position, respectively. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the preferred embodiment of a self-movingvacuum cleaner 100 according to the present invention is shown to comprise acleaner body 1, anintake nozzle 2, and awiping device 3 for cleaning a floor surface 4 (seeFIG. 5 ). - The
cleaner body 1 includes acasing 11, a pair of drivingwheels 12 rotatably mounted on abottom wall 111 of thecasing 11, and tworollers 13 rotatably mounted on leading and trailing ends of thebottom wall 111, which are opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction. Control circuits and elements (not shown) are provided in thecasing 11 to control a pair of motors (not shown) to actuate rotation of thedriving wheels 12, respectively, thereby driving thecleaner body 1 to self-move on thefloor surface 4 in a predetermined mode. Since the construction of the control circuits and elements is hitherto known, a description thereof is dispensed with herein for the sake of brevity. - With reference to
FIGS. 2, 5 and 6, thecleaner body 1 further includes aduct 15 which is disposed in thecasing 11 and which has avacuum inlet 16 extending downwardly of thebottom wall 111, animpeller 14 which is disposed in thecasing 11 and downstream of thevacuum inlet 16 so as to draw dust from thefloor surface 4 through thevacuum inlet 16 into theduct 15, and a filter (not shown) which is disposed in thecasing 11 to filter the dust in theduct 15. Thevacuum inlet 16 is in form of an elongated tube extending in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal direction. - As shown in
FIGS. 2, 4 , 5 and 6, theintake nozzle 2 includes atubular nozzle body 21, ananchoring member 23, and a plate-shapedintermediate member 22 which is interposed between and which interconnects thetubular nozzle body 21 and theanchoring member 23. Thetubular nozzle body 21 is disposed upstream of thevacuum inlet 16. In particular, thetubular nozzle body 21 includes anupper end 211 which is in form of an elongated tube and which is slidably sleeved on and which is communicated with thevacuum inlet 16, and an arcuatelower end 212 which extends downwardly from theupper end 211 so as to form aninlet port 213 and which is adapted to trail on thefloor surface 4. Thus, thelower end 212 is movable relative to thevacuum inlet 16 between upper and lower positions so as to be close to and away from thevacuum inlet 16, respectively. The anchoringmember 23 is disposed opposite to thetubular nozzle body 21 in the longitudinal direction and proximate to the leading end of thebottom wall 111, and includes twoarcuate anchoring portions 231 which are disposed opposite to each other in the transverse direction and which are hinged to twoholes 112 formed in thebottom wall 111 such that thetubular nozzle body 21 is swingable about a hinge axis in the transverse direction between the upper and lower positions in response to unevenness of thefloor surface 4, thereby enabling thelower end 212 to keep trailing on thefloor surface 4 when thecasing 11 advances ahead with the leading end. Moreover, anupright hook portion 24 is disposed to extend towards and is slidably inserted into athrough hole 113 formed through thebottom wall 111 between the leading and trailing ends. Thus, in the lower position, as shown inFIG. 6 , theupright hook portion 24 is retained in the throughhole 113 so as to prevent thetubular nozzle body 21 from further downward movement. Abiasing member 25 includes a pair ofcompression springs 251 which are mounted in twoengaging holes 114 formed in thebottom wall 111 and which abut against theintermediate member 22 so as to bias thetubular nozzle body 21 towards thefloor surface 4. - Referring to FIGS. 5 to 8, when the
tubular nozzle body 21 is sleeved on thevacuum inlet 16, and the anchoringportions 231 of theanchoring member 23 are respectively hinged to theholes 112 in thebottom wall 111, thelower end 212 can be moved between the upper and lower positions in response to the unevenness of thefloor surface 4 so as to keep trailing on thefloor surface 4, thereby ensuring the vacuum cleaning effect of thecleaner 100. Moreover, by virtue of theintermediate member 22, when thecleaner body 1 encounters a bump (not shown) on thefloor surface 4, thecasing 11 advances with theintermediate member 22 so as to move thetubular nozzle body 21 to the upper position so that thetubular nozzle body 21 can move over the bump while trailing on thefloor surface 4, thereby preventing blocking of thecleaner body 1. - Referring again to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , thewiping device 3 includes awiping body 31 and adusting fabric 32. Thewiping body 31 has arectangular body portion 311 and twoball joints 312 which are disposed on two sides of thebody portion 311 opposite to each other in the transverse direction and which are loosely connected to two top-open slots 115 formed in thebottom wall 111 of thecasing 11 so as to enable thewiping body 31 to be movable towards thebottom wall 111. Thebody portion 311 has a lower wall surface which is adapted to trail on thefloor surface 4 and which has four resiliently retainingslits 313 at four corners thereof. Thus, the lower wall surface of thebody portion 311 is movable upwardly and downwardly, and is swingable about a joint axis along theball joints 312 so as to keep trailing on thefloor surface 4. Thedusting fabric 32, such as a cloth with static electricity, is resiliently retained in theslits 313 and is removably attached to the lower wall surface of thewiping body 31 for wiping thefloor surface 4 during the cleaning operation of thevacuum cleaner 100. - While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretations and equivalent arrangements.
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